Click to play videoNew Delhi: Former Military Secretary Lieutenant General Avadesh Prakash has become the first Lt General to be dismissed from service after he was found guilty on three out of four charges in the Sukna land scam. Lieutenant General Prakash was dismissed after the General Court Martial in Guwahati delivered its verdict on Saturday.
The dismissal means he will not get any benefits including pension. However, the court gave Lt Gen Prakash benefit of doubt on the fourth count of committing a civil offence.
Lt Gen Prakash was held guilty of misusing his position under the Army Act section 45 (conduct unbecoming of his position as an officer) and section 52 (intent to defraud) by the General Court Martial at the 51 sub area of the army station at Narengi.
The court martial was conducted after Lt Gen Prakash was indicted by an Army court of inquiry in 2010 for his role in the illegal transfer of 71 acres of land adjacent to the Sukna military station near Siliguri in West Bengal to a private realtor for constructing an educational institution in 2008.
The scam dates back to 2008 when the alleged move to transfer the land in Siliguri district of West Bengal to a private educational trust came out in the open, leading to the Army initiating disciplinary proceedings against senior Army officials, including Lt Gen Prakash and Lt Gen PK Rath.
With Additional Inputs from PTI
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